40 CFR § 230.54 - Parks, national and historical monuments, national seashores, wilderness areas, research sites, and similar preserves.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t40/s230.54"
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title: "40 CFR § 230.54 - Parks, national and historical monuments, national seashores, wilderness areas, research sites, and similar preserves."
title_number: 40
title_name: "Protection of Environment"
section_number: "230.54"
section_name: "Parks, national and historical monuments, national seashores, wilderness areas, research sites, and similar preserves."
chapter_name: "ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY"
subchapter_number: "H"
subchapter_name: "OCEAN DUMPING"
part_number: "230"
part_name: "SECTION 404(b)(1) GUIDELINES FOR SPECIFICATION OF DISPOSAL SITES FOR DREDGED OR FILL MATERIAL"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "33 U.S.C. 1251"
regulatory_source: "45 FR 85344, Dec. 24, 1980, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "230"
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# 230.54 Parks, national and historical monuments, national seashores, wilderness areas, research sites, and similar preserves.

(a) These preserves consist of areas designated under Federal and State laws or local ordinances to be managed for their aesthetic, educational, historical, recreational, or scientific value.

(b) Possible loss of values: The discharge of dredged or fill material into such areas may modify the aesthetic, educational, historical, recreational and/or scientific qualities thereby reducing or eliminating the uses for which such sites are set aside and managed.

Possible actions to minimize adverse impacts regarding site or material characteristics can be found in subpart H.